"The Robing Room: MA State Judges

Hon. Dyanne J. Klein	See Rating Details
District Court Judge District Court
Middlesex County Newton	See Comments

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General Rating Criteria

* Temperament		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Scholarship		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Industriousness		(1=Not at all industrious,10=Highly industrious)
* Ability to Handle Complex Litigation		(1=Awful,10=Excellent)
* Punctuality		(1=Chronically Late,10=Always on Time)
* General Ability to Handle Pre-Trial Matters		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
* General Ability as a Trial Judge		(1=Not all Able, 10=Extremely Able)
Flexibility In Scheduling		(1=Completely Inflexible,10=Very Flexible)

Criminal Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Criminal Litigation		(1=Demonstrates Bias,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
General Inclination Regarding Bail		(1=Pro-Defense,10=Pro-Government)
Involvement in Plea Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved, 10=Very Involved)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Pretrial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Trial Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)
General Inclination in Criminal Cases Sentencing Stage		(1=Pro-prosecution,10=Pro-defense)

Civil Rating Criteria (if applicable)

* Evenhandedness in Civil Litigation		(1=Not at all Evenhanded,10=Entirely Evenhanded)
Involvement in Settlement Discussions		(1=Not at all Involved,10=Very Involved)
General Inclination		(1=Pro-defendant, 10=Pro-plaintiff)

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What others have said about Hon. Dyanne J. Klein

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Litigant

Comment #: MA645
Rating:1.0

Comments:
This appearance was my second in court; the first was in 1976 to change my name (very routine, quick, etc.). I had to wait my turn and saw how that judge and the court worked. My experience in 2011 with Judge Dyanne Klein went far below what I would expect in a judge. When I went a year later to verify that the HPO did not continue that judge was similar to what I would expect. I think Klein had retired by then.

Litigant

Comment #: MA644
Rating:1.0

Comments:
She no longer is a judge (great). I came before her because my accuser and his lawyer lied under oath about an alleged assault I made. I called the police because he assaulted me. She would not accept that my arthritic condition precluded any reason why I would want to risk my body nor did she want to see the scars from several operations I have had. It got even worse. Thank heavens she no longer is in this type of position!

Litigant

Comment #: MA354
Rating:1.0

Comments:
I was a defendant in a harassment prevention order. The plaintiff's attorney was his friend and an attorney whom the judge "trusted" as an officer of the court. I defended myself because the police had conflicting versions of the alleged assault. Judge Klein would not listen to my logic. She concerned herself only with what allegedly happened that evening in a crowded bar. The plaintiff did not bring his son (who was there) or his wife (who was at his house when I tried to contact him). This judge was matronizing towards me (a male), a shallow thinker, and arrogant.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MA266
Rating:2.2

Comments:
Disagreeable, curt and petulant. Also, incredibly dishonest. Spent entire hearing frowning at lying police officers and then denied the motion by accepting everything the officers testified to -- even the part about some how seeing through a wall.

Litigant

Comment #: MA113
Rating:1.0

Comments:
she made her mind up before the case; she wouldn't view my evidence; only wanted to know that day rather than what the plaintiff had done to me over the past several years of slander and libel.

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MA106
Rating:1.0

Comments:
Worst Judge in Mass. I went before for a HO case. Sham court for sure !!
Very bad behavior for a Judge of level.
Her mind is made up within minutes of a case. She appears very disruptive to attorneys cuts them off within minutes of a defense. Only way to beat her is to APPEAL !!

Litigant

Comment #: MA98
Rating:2.0

Comments:
I appeared before Judge Klein in a 258e ruling. I had no access to the first hearing's notes where the plaintiff's attorney acted as a witness. Judge Klein did not want to hear any of the preceding slander and libel that the defendant showered on me over several years. She accepted on blind faith the police report that only mentioned conflicting versions. She only wanted to hear what happened on a specific day.
It was a sham trial, IMHO.

Other

Comment #: MA91
Rating:1.0

Comments:
very biased, discriminatory,...refused to see evidence in cases, removed constitutional law, demeaning

Criminal Defense Lawyer

Comment #: MA85
Rating:1.3

Comments:
Refused to see information I presented showing slanderous, false, and demeaning e-mails the defendant sent to me.

Other

Comment #: MA70
Rating:2.0

Comments:
The judge may appear biased toward the state and unwilling to hear or allow evidence toward intent, motive or context.

Civil Litigation - Private

Comment #: MA60
Rating:1.5

Comments:
Truly the worst civil judge I have come across.